Agenda and draft minutes

Apologies for absence were submitted by B. Thomson (Assistant Director of Public Protection & Resilience) and A. Bucior (Public Protection).

Members of the Licensing Hearing Sub Committee are asked to consider whether they have an interest in any matter on the agenda, and, if so, to formally declare that interest.

There were no declarations of interest made.

The Minutes of the Licensing Hearing Sub Committee meeting held at 10.30am on the 8^th April 2026 are attached.

The minutes of the last Licensing Hearing Sub Committee meeting held on the 8^th April 2026 were attached to the agenda.

Resolved:- That the minutes of the Licensing Hearing Sub Committee held on the 8^th April 2026 be approved as a correct record.

A report from the Executive Director (Corporate Core) is attached:-

The Executive Director for Corporate Core had submitted a report relating to an application pursuant to section 51 of the Licensing Act 2003 from an Interested Party for a review of the premises licence in respect of Black Bull, Ainsworth Road, Starling, Bury, Bl8 2EY.

The Licensing Unit Manager, Mr M. Bridge presented the report to Members of the Sub-Committee and consideration of the options available.

The Licensing Unit Manager also drew attention to the fact that car parking was not a consideration of the committee. Mr P. Craven commented that the car parking issue was being looked at by the Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) team at the Council.

The Licensing Unit Manager confirmed that extra information submitted by Mr M. Ireland had been circulated to all parties and Mr Craven was happy for his original bundle of information to remain in place having sent another version to the Licensing department after publication of the agenda packs.

The Licensing Act 2003 and the Licensing Act 2003 (Hearings) Regulations are the relevant legislation.

The Panel will make a decision on the day of the hearing and the parties will be notified subsequently of the decision and the reasons for it by letter from the Licensing Office.

The Premises Licence in respect of Black Bull, Ainsworth Road, Starling, Bury, BL8 2EY, is held by Daniel Thwaites, Myerscough Road, Mellor Brook, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 7LB. Mrs Jill Henfrey, 67 Greenhill Road, Bury, BL8 2LL is the Designated Premises Supervisor.

The interested party had complied with all the necessary procedural requirements laid down by the Act. As part of the statutory process the Responsible Bodies and interested parties are entitled to make representations in relation to the review of a licence. The Licensing Authority has given Notice of the application by placing a Notice on the premises, at the Council Offices and on the Council website.  Where further representations are made by either the Responsible Authorities or from local residents / businesses and not withdrawn, Members are required to determine them.

Representations must be relevant to the licensing objectives defined within the Act. The objectives are:-

a)       the prevention of crime and disorder

b)       public safety

c)       prevention of public nuisance and

d)       protection of children from harm

The current licensable activities were detailed in the report attached to the agenda pack.

Mr Craven, the Interested Party would shortly expand upon the reason(s) for their application to review the Premises Licence in relation to these premises. The review application was attached at appendix 1 in the agenda pack.

The Licensing Service had received 4 representations in favour of the premises licence. Each interested party have been invited to the hearing to make their representations to the Sub-Committee. Only one of these were in virtual attendance and that was Mr S. Hutton. These representations were contained at Appendix 2 in the agenda pack.

The conditions attached to the premises licence were contained at Appendix 3 in the agenda pack.

Section 182 Licensing Act Guidance was also  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.